Stephen Brandt

Current Research Projects:
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• Hypoxia Effects on the Living Resources of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Project
• Real-time Environmental Coastal Observations Network (RECON) Project

Recent GLERL Publications:
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• RUBERG, S.A., S.B. BRANDT, R.W. MUZZI, N. HAWLEY, T. Bridgeman, G.A. LESHKEVICH, J.C. LANE, and T.C. MILLER. A wireless real-time coastal observation network. EOS Transactions 88(28):285-286 (2007). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2007/20070022.pdf
• POTHOVEN, S.A., H.A. VANDERPLEOG, J.F. CAVALETTO, D.M. KRUEGER, D.M. MASON, and S.B. BRANDT. Alewife planktivory controls the abundance of two invasive predatory cladocerans in Lake Michigan. Freshwater Biology 52 (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01728.x):561-573 (2007).
• BRANDT, S.B., J. Hendee, P. Levin, J. Phinney, D. Schuerer, and F. Schwing. Ecological forecasting. White Paper #5. In Ecosystem Science Capabilities Required to Support NOAA’s Mission in the Year 2020. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-74. S.A. Murawski and G.C. Matlock (Eds.). NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD, pp. 52-63 (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/2006tm74.pdf
• BRANDT, S.B., and M.B. LANSING. The International Field Years on Lake Erie (IFYLE). In State of the Great Lakes Annual Report, 20th Anniversary. Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Lansing, MI, pp. 26-38 (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060048.pdf
• BRANDT, S.B., J. Hendee, P. Levin, J. Phinney, D. Scheurer, and F. Schwing. Ecological forecasting. White paper #5. In Ecosystem Science Capabilities Required to Support NOAA's Mission in the Year 2020. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-74. NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD, pp. 52-63 (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/2006tm74.pdf
• HAWLEY, N., T. H. JOHENGEN, Y. R. Rao, S. A. RUBERG, D. BELETSKY, S. A. LUDSIN, B. J. EADIE, D. J. SCHWAB, T. E. CROLEY II, and S. B. BRANDT. Lake Erie hypoxia prompts Canada-U.S. study. EOS Transactions 86(32):313-319 (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060021.pdf
• Madenjian, C. P., D. V. O’Connor, S. A. POTHOVEN, P. J. Schneeberger, R. R. Rediske, J. P. O’Keefe, R. A. Bergstedt, R. L. Argyle, and S. B. BRANDT. Evaluation of a Lake Whitefish bioenergetics model. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:61-75 (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060001.pdf
• Tirelli, V., D. Borme, F. Tulli, M. Cigar, S. Fonda Umani, and S. B. BRANDT. Energy density of anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus L. in the Adriatic Sea. Journal of Fish Biology 68:982-989 (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060036.pdf
• HONDORP, D. W., S. A. POTHOVEN, and S. B. BRANDT. Influence of Diporeia density on diet composition, relative abundance, and energy density of planktivorous fishes in southeast Lake Michigan. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:588-601 (2005). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050011.pdf
• Madenjian, C. P., S. A. POTHOVEN, P. J. Schneeberger, D. V. O’Connor, and S. B. BRANDT. Preliminary evaluation of a Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) bioenergetics model. In Proceedings of a Workshop on the Dynamics of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and the amphipod Diporeia spp. in the Great Lakes. L. C. Mohr and T.F. Nalepa (eds.). Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Technical Report 66, Ann Arbor, MI, 189-202 (2005). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2005/20050010.pdf

Recent Presentations:
* denotes speaker

• BRANDT, S.B. President's Executive Order for the Great Lakes. Regional Ocean Governance Workshop, Monterey, CA, March 19-23, 2007. (2007).
• BRANDT, S.B. The Great Lakes ecosystem: Can we forecast the future? 50th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *BRANDT, S.B., M. Costantini, S.A. LUDSIN, D.M. MASON, and W.C. Boicourt. Influence of hypoxia on fish growth rate potential in Chesapeake Bay. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).
• *BRANDT, S.B., M. Costantini, S.A. LUDSIN, D.M. MASON, and W.C. Boicourt. Influence of hypoxia on fish growth rate potential in Chesapeake Bay. Workshop on Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-29, 2007. (2007).
• *BRANDT, S.B., D.M. MASON, S.A. RUBERG, and S.A. LUDSIN. Integrating Fisheries Acoustics with New Observation Platforms, Environmental Sensors and Models: Future Research Opportunities and Challenges. AIFRB 50th Anniversary Symposium, "Future of Fishery Science in North America", Seattle, WA, February 13-15, 2007. (2007).
• *DONAHUE, D., and S.B. BRANDT. Green research vessel initiatives: Development of biodiesel and bioproducts in marine applications. POWER-GEN Renewable Energy and Fuels Conference, Las Vegas, NV, March 6-9, 2007. (2007).
• *DYBLE, J., G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, D.J. SCHWAB, M.J. McCORMICK, R. Whitman, S. JOSEPH, and S.B. BRANDT. Current successes, challenges, and going forward at the Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. OHHI Annual Meeting, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, March 2007. (2007).
• *HÖÖK, T. O., S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, J. ROBERTS, T.F. NALEPA, H.A. VANDERPLOEG, S.A. RUBERG, and S.B. BRANDT. Influence of hypoxia on the ecology of zooplanktivorous and venthivorous fishes in Lake Erie's central basin. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).
• *LUDSIN, S.A., W.C. Boicourt, S.B. BRANDT, K. HOZYASH, D.G. Kimmel, D.M. MASON, C. Rae, M. R. Roman, H. Zhang, and X. Zhang. Indirect effects of coastal hypoxia on planktivore habitat: Implications for pelagic food webs and fisheries. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).
• *LUDSIN, S.A., S.B. BRANDT, D.M. MASON, M.R. Roman, D.G. Kimmel, W.C. Boicourt, X. ZHANG, and C. Rae. Effects of hypoxia on the distribution and behavior of fish in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) 2007 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, February 4-9, 2007. (2007).
• *RUBERG, S.A., S.B. BRANDT, R.W. MUZZI, N. HAWLEY, H.A. Bootsma, J. Gray, and T.B. Bridgeman. Real-time environmental coastal observation network. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H.A., S.A. LUDSIN, S.A. POTHOVEN, T. O. HÖÖK, J. ROBERTS, S.A. RUBERG, J.F. CAVALETTO, J.R. LIEBIG, G.A. LANG, and S.B. BRANDT. Influence of hypoxia on the distribution, behavior, and foraging of zooplankton and planktivorous fish in central Lake Erie: Field observations and future reearch directions. Symposium - Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources, Bay St. Louis, MS, March 26-27, 2007. (2007).
• *VANDERPLOEG, H.A., S.A. POTHOVEN, D.M. MASON, D.M. KRUEGER, J.F. CAVALETTO, J.R. LIEBIG, G.A. LANG, K.L. PANGLE, S D. PEACOR, S.B. BRANDT, S.A. LUDSIN, ROBERTS, T.O. HÖÖK, and R. PICHLOVA. Diel vertical migration and predatory interactions among zooplankton, the predatory invasive zooplankter Bythotrephes longimanus, and fish in large lakes: Observations with multiple technologies. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• BRANDT, S.B. The President's Executive Order for the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Regional Coastal Zone Management Meeting, Traverse City, MI, October 24-26, 2006. (2006).
• BRANDT, S.B. NOAA's Great Lakes research and restoration programs. Great Lakes Regional Coastal Zone Management Meeting, Traverse City, MI, October 24-26, 2006. (2006).
• BRANDT, S. B. Ecosystem forecasting: Integrating science to reduce the risks to human health. American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 21, 2006. (2006).
• BRANDT, S. B. Green Ship Initiative: Use of bio-fuels, lubricants, and oils onboard research vessels. Invited plenary paper to 9th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy Efficiency Expo, Washington, DC, June 20, 2006. (2006).
• BRANDT, S. B. NOAA Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. Principal Investigators Meeting, NOAA's Ocean and Human Health Initiative Workshop, Charleston, SC, January 18-20, 2006. (2006).
• *LUDSIN, S. A., S. B. BRANDT, N. HAWLEY, and B. J. EADIE. The 2005 International Field Years on Lake Erie (IFYLE) Program. Lake Erie Millennium Network Meeting, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, March 1, 2006. (2006).
• *LUDSIN, S. A., S. B. BRANDT, N. HAWLEY, B. J. EADIE, and M. B. LANSING. Overview of the 2005 International Field Years on Lake Erie (IFYLE) program. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).
• *LUDSIN, S. A., S. B. BRANDT, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, M. R. Roman, W. C. Boicourt, D. G. Kimmel, and X. Zhang. Ecological responses of pelagic zooplankton and fish to seasonal hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Chesapeake Bay, and Lake Erie. American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 24, 2006. (2006).
• *RUBERG, S. A., S. B. BRANDT, H. A. Bootsma, S. J. Gordon, J. C. LANE, G. A. Meadows, T. C. MILLER, and R. W. MUZZI. The Real-Time Environmental Coastal Observation Network (RECON). 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26 , 2006. (2006).
• *FLORENCE, L. W., and S. B. BRANDT. Education at NOAA's Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health. National Marine Educator's Association 2005 Annual Meeting, Kahuliu, HI, July 14, 2005. (2005).
• *HONDORP, D., W., S. A. POTHOVEN, and S. B. BRANDT. Diet and prey selection of sculpin in southeast Lake Michigan. 48th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, MI, May 23-27, 2005. (2005).